Pacman gets a pass

That’s how coach Wade Phillips explained the delay-of-game penalty Pacman Jones got hit with Saturday night for spiking the ball after he returned a punt 24 yards in the second quarter.

“He won’t do it again,” Phillips told reporters Monday in Irving. “He was very excited. We’ll let that one pass. Now if he does it again, we’ll have a problem.”

Jones played much better in Denver than he did in San Diego. Against the Broncos, he tied for the team lead in tackles with six. He also broke up a pass, just missing an interception that he could have returned for a TD.

“Man, I wanted that real bad,” Jones told reporters after the game. “But I’m just working hard every day to get back to where I was. I’m trying to knock that rust off. It’s not as easy as I thought.”